Human and Planetary Health Working Groups
About
HPH working groups accelerate impact in human and planetary health through building interdisciplinary research and impact collaborations across Stanford and beyond.
Working groups are led by members of the Stanford HPH community and are open to everyone. Groups meet monthly to identify research priorities, discuss opportunities for impact, and exchange knowledge and ideas.
Current Working Groups
Drawing on strong interest and engagement across multiple disciplines, HPH has identified two priority topics to advance: 1) Plastics and Health, and 2) Food Systems, Health and the Environment. In partnership with HPH community leaders, we launched these two working groups, together now totaling over 315 Stanford community members and external partners.
HPH Plastics and Health Working Group
Led by Desiree LaBeaud and Amelia Meyer, this HPH working group is driving cutting-edge research to uncover how microplastics move through ecosystems and impact human health, while developing new tools to measure exposure and risk. The group is forging partnerships with scientists, Indigenous leaders, artists, and communities to bring diverse perspectives and build the knowledge and momentum needed to mitigate the health impacts of plastic pollution at every scale.
All are welcome to join. Get involved by contacting Amelia Meyer: ammeyer@stanford.edu
Desiree LaBeaud
HPH Plastics & Health Working Group Co-Lead; Associate Dean of Global Health, Professor of Pediatrics: Infectious Diseases, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Professor, by courtesy of Epidemiology and Population Health and Environmental Social Sciences
HPH Food Systems, Health, and Environment Working Group
Unhealthy diets contribute to noncommunicable diseases and malnutrition across the globe. The agroindustrial food system generates one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions and drives deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and water scarcity. Led by Christopher Gardner, Tamiko Katsumoto, and Nathalie Lambrecht, this HPH working group fosters collaboration, generates new knowledge, emphasizes the importance of science communication and combating misinformation, and drives impact for healthier and more sustainable food systems.
All are welcome to join. Get involved by contacting Nathalie Lambrecht: nlambrec@stanford.edu
Christopher Gardner
HPH Food Systems, Health, and Environment Working Group Co-Lead; Rehnborg Farquhar Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center
Tamiko Katsumoto
HPH Food Systems, Health, and Environment Working Group Co-Lead; Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology
Nathalie Lambrecht
HPH Food Systems, Health, and Environment Working Group Co-Lead; Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health / Center for Human and Planetary Health
Starting a New Working Group
We are open to proposals from the Stanford community to launch new HPH working groups. Themes must focus on priorities that fall within one of our four focus areas: 1) Climate and Health, 2) Pollution and Health, 3) Disease Ecology in a Changing World, and 4) Food Systems, Health, and the Environment.
HPH working groups are led by volunteers in the Stanford community. Proposals for new working groups must include names of leaders who can commit to forming and managing the group, organizing monthly meetings, and liaising with the HPH team. Financial support from the Center for Human and Planetary Health can be discussed.
Reach out to Allison Phillips, HPH Managing Director, to propose a new HPH working group: allisonaphillips@stanford.edu